Rafn Bessason, b: 1590 -

^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}

^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}

^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}


		^{Hrólfur Bjarnason}^{b.1530 d.1590 á lífi ţá}

	^{Bessi Hrólfsson}^{b.1558 d.1609}	^{Ingibjörg Bjarnadóttir}^b.1530 d.

^{Rafn Bessason}^{b.1590 d.1655}

	^{Halldóra (not known)}^b.1570 d.





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